sightseeing

    nounBand 6

    UKˈsaɪtsiːɪŋ
    USˈsaɪtˈsiːɪŋ

    The activity of visiting places of interest as a tourist.

    A camera and a folded tourist map on a café table, with a grand old cathedral filling the square behind
    A camera, a map and a landmark: sightseeing is visiting the famous places.

    We spent the morning sightseeing.

    There's plenty of sightseeing to do in the old town.

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    Words that go with sightseeing: go sightseeing; sightseeing tour; do some sightseeing; a sightseeing trip.

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